Japanese reference
打つ
うつ
to hit; to strike
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | うつ (utsu)hit |
| Polite, masu | うちます (uchimasu)hit |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うたない (utanai)do not hit |
| Polite negative | うちません (uchimasen)do not hit |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うった (utta)hit |
| Polite past | うちました (uchimashita)hit |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うたなかった (utanakatta)did not hit |
| Polite past negative | うちませんでした (uchimasendeshita)did not hit |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うって (utte)hitting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うちまして (uchimashite)hitting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うっている (utteiru)be hitting |
| Polite te-iru | うっています (utteimasu)be hitting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うてば (uteba)if you hit |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うちますれば (uchimasureba)if you hit (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | うったら (uttara)if you hit |
| Polite conditional, tara | うちましたら (uchimashitara)if you hit |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うてる (uteru)can hit |
| Polite potential | うてます (utemasu)can hit |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うとう (utou)let's hit! |
| Polite volitional | うちましょう (uchimashou)let's hit! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うちたい (uchitai)want to hit |
| Polite desire, tai | うちたいです (uchitaidesu)want to hit |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うたれる (utareru)be hit |
| Polite passive | うたれます (utaremasu)be hit |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うたせる (utaseru)make or let someone hit |
| Polite causative | うたせます (utasemasu)make or let someone hit |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うたせられる (utaserareru)be made to hit |
| Polite causative-passive | うたせられます (utaseraremasu)be made to hit |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うつな (utsuna)do not hit! |
| Polite negative request | うたないでください (utanaidekudasai)please do not hit |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うちます (uchimasu)hit |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うちません (uchimasen)do not hit |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うちました (uchimashita)hit |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うちませんでした (uchimasendeshita)did not hit |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うってください (uttekudasai)please hit |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うたないでください (utanaidekudasai)please do not hit |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うちましょう (uchimashou)let's hit! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うってもいい (uttemoii)may hit |
| Polite permission | うってもいいです (uttemoiidesu)may hit |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うってはいけない (uttehaikenai)must not hit |
| Polite prohibition | うってはいけません (uttehaikemasen)must not hit |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うちなさい (uchinasai)hit (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うってみる (uttemiru)try to hit |
| Polite try doing | うってみます (uttemimasu)try to hit |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うってしまう (utteshimau)hit completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うってしまいます (utteshimaimasu)hit completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うっておく (utteoku)hit in advance |
| Polite preparation | うっておきます (utteokimasu)hit in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うったことがある (uttakotogaaru)have the experience of: hit |
| Polite past experience | うったことがあります (uttakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: hit |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うつと (utsuto)whenever you hit |
| Polite automatic result | うちますと (uchimasuto)whenever you hit |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うつなら (utsunara)if you mean to hit |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うつだろう (utsudarou)probably hit |
| Polite probability | うつでしょう (utsudeshou)probably hit |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うて (ute)hit! |
| Polite request | うってください (uttekudasai)please hit |
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Japanese entries.